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EDUCATION

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES offers the accredited MA Performance Practices with four specialisations:

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  • De-disciplined Performance Practices,

  • Choreography,

  • Performance Art, and

  • Theatre Practices (from 2025-26 tentatively).

 

All our programmes are two-year, high-intensity, low-residency programmes.They are courses for artists with a curiosity for learning, a spirit of experimentation, and an ambition to grow, who are committed to artistic research as a life-long practice in dialogue with peers and audience. Focusing on the students' research, the programmes' post-humanist affinities guide the students to engage practically in their performance making with the notions of care, hospitality of otherness and ecological thinking.

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The HOME's de-disciplined curricula complements the fluid nature of performance by allowing students to study with students from all specialisations and even other departments within ArtEZ University of the Arts and engage with lecturers, tutors, supervisors and mentors both within and beyond the HOME as suits their individual practices.

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STRUCTURE

Structure

The curriculum is  designed to allow for a thoughtful progression, integration and consistency of those skills needed for an ethically and ecologically geared artistic research within the required competencies and learning objectives that come with our status as a fully accredited Master's Degree.

At the HOME, the four Master's specialisations—De-disciplined Performance, Choreography, Theatre Practices, and Performance Art—share a common foundation through core modules that foster de-disciplined learning and collaboration. These core modules, amounting to 70 EC, are completed during the first period of study and provide all students with a shared grounding in performance research, theory, and practice. In the second period, students focus on their individual specialisations, with an additional 50 EC dedicated to specialised modules tailored to their program’s focus. For students in the De-disciplined Performances, there is the unique opportunity to choose specialisation modules from any of the other programmes, allowing them to craft a pathway that aligns with their specific research interests and practice. The total study load for each programme is 120 EC.

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Group sessions are organised in six residential periods (for the 1st year) and four residential periods (for 2nd year) of three to five weeks spread. All programmes are full-time, and students are expected to work approximately 40 hours a week. In between residential periods, students work autonomously on their own research projects with the support of one-to-one tutorials, online group meetings, and peer feedback.  ​

MODULES & PERIODS

Modules

In 2025-26, the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES will offer the following range of modules and Master’s specialisations designed to support diverse approaches to performance, research, and critical thinking. These modules reflect the current expertise of our faculty and the evolving priorities of the field. By default all students enter the MA Performance Practices (De-Disciplined Performance). To graduate with a specialisation other than the default, the student needs to follow strictly the modules of their specialisation, whereas a student of the De-Disciplined Performance can make a choice of which specialisation modules to follow. 

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2025-26

RESIDENTIAL PERIODS

01- 15 Sep- 17 Oct 2025

02- 08 Dec- 19 Dec 2025

03- 19 Jan- 06 Feb 2026

04- 23 Mar- 17 Apr 2026

05- 18 May- 29 May 2026

06- 29 Jun- 10 Jul 2026

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07- 29 Sep- 24 Oct 2025

08- 12 Jan- 23 Jan 2026

09- 30 Mar- 17 Apr 2026

10- 06 Jul- 17 Jul 2026

Year 1

Year 2

Introduction to Performance Studies

Credits

Lecturers

15 EC

Megan Hoetger (Coordinator), Dr. Anja Foerschner, Verena Stenke, Andrea Pagnes

Residential Period

01

Description

Politics of Representing Bodies serves as the foundational entry point into the "Political Contours of Performing" series, providing a rigorous exploration of performance theories of representation and the contexts under which identity formation occurs. The module meticulously tracks the axes of visibility, legibility, and agency, examining the political conditions of appearing—or refusing to appear—within various social and legal frameworks. Through an interdisciplinary lens that encompasses Black Studies, Indigenous studies, decolonial theory, and crip theory, students engage with representation through diverse dimensions such as gesture, hapticity, and temporalities of seeing. Ultimately, the essence of the module lies in treating theory as a material, somatic experience, where practice and research are enmeshed to develop a critical understanding of performance as a site of sociopolitical intervention.

Designing Practice-as-Research

Credits

Lecturers

10 EC

Astarti Arthanasiadou (Coordinator), Steef Kersbergen, Claudia Brazzale

Residential Period

04, 06

Description

This module provides students with a range of approaches to artistic research as well as the skills necessary for undertaking it as part of their degree. The module aims to foster the production of artistic source materials, plans, conceptual and technical experimentation and research work which maps the research topic and the formal strategies to be employed along the way. Through the lectures and seminars students will examine and explore the varied and multiple methods involved in researching, proposing and developing a critical artistic production. This will include the politics and ethics of research, examining digital media production through textual analysis, the use of archival and electronic sources and the relationship of discursive theoretical positions to artistic production-based work. Lecturers:Astarti Athanasiadou, Steef Kersbergen, Claudia Brazzale

Dissemination & Documentation

Credits

Lecturers

5 EC

Dr. Anja Foerschner (Coordinator), Verena Stenke, Andrea Pagnes

Residential Period

07

Description

This module provides a theoretical and practical process around the modes, meanings and functions of documentation and dissemination of practice-as-research. In a co-teaching format, various perspectives and approaches are exposed and discussed to help students develop their own standard and practice of documentation and dissemination. This module accompanies the module ‘Dissertation by Practice’, and will guide you to make a portfolio where you expose aspects of your practice-as-research (from ‘Dissertation by Practice’) in a tangible artefact format. From informal documentation as a research tool to more formal documentation as a tool of outreach (and many points between), this module seeks to encourage the practice of documenting as an integrated element of the student’s broader work and culminates with the delivery of a tangible portfolio contextualized by a final group show. Lecturers:Verena Stenke (VestAndPage), Andrea Pagnes (VestAndPage), Dr Anja Foerschner

Dissertation by Practice (Performance Art)

Credits

Lecturers

30 EC

Astarti Arthanasiadou (Coordinator)

Residential Period

08, 09, 10

Description

This module sees students engage in self-initiated processes towards the design, development, and delivery a performance art research, culminating in the production towards their Exposition of Artistic Research (EAR) and the written dissemination of their research as thesis. Lecturers:Astarti Athanasiadou, Dr Anja Foerschner, external mentor (student choice)

Politically Engaged Performance Making

Credits

Lecturers

15 EC

Megan Hoetger (Coordinator), Andrea Pagnes, Verena Stenke

Residential Period

03

Description

Politics of Circulating Performances serves as the second installment in the "Political Contours of Performing" series, advancing the curriculum from theories of representation to a deep dive into the politics of circulation. This module investigates the material and affective conditions under which aesthetic and social performances move through infrastructures of distribution, focusing on core themes such as technologies of organisation, mobility, and frameworks of display. Through a combination of collective theoretical annotation and practice-led experimentation, students explore how to navigate power structures and institutional critique, ultimately culminating in a site-specific performance research presentation that may take the form of interventions, installations, or digital interfaces. By grappling with the frictions of transmission and collective action, the module enables students to critically situate their work within global networks of communication and social reproduction, viewing performance as a vital tool for political engagement and the negotiation of positionality.

Feedback Frameworks

Credits

Lecturers

5 EC

Steef Kersbergen (Coordinator)

Residential Period

01, 02

Description

This module is designed to explain the components of effective feedback and to provide evidence-based tips on how to give good feedback. It proposes different formats and frameworks for feedback sharing and receiving, and guides students on how to evaluate performances critically and constructively. Students are also supported in their receipt and implementation of feedback in a seamless way that does not hinder their creativity. In this module students engage with different methods and practices of feedback sharing. They learn how to give and receive feedback in efficient ways to enhance their research and weigh developmental forms. Lecturers:Steef Kersbergen, Dr Pavlos Kountouriotis

Dissertation by Practice (De-disciplined)

Credits

Lecturers

30 EC

Astarti Arthanasiadou (Coordinator)

Residential Period

08, 09, 10

Description

This module sees students engage in self-initiated processes towards the design, development, and delivery in their chosen area of research, culminating in the production towards their Exposition of Artistic Research (EAR) and the written dissemination of their research as thesis. Lecturers:Astarti Athanasiadou, Dr Anja Foerschner, external mentor (student choice)

Dissertation by Practice (Choreography)

Credits

Lecturers

30 EC

Astarti Arthanasiadou (Coordinator)

Residential Period

08, 09, 10

Description

This module sees students engage in self-initiated processes towards the design, development, and delivery a choreography research, culminating in the production towards their Exposition of Artistic Research (EAR) and the written dissemination of their research as thesis. Lecturers:Astarti Athanasiadou, Dr Anja Foerschner, external mentor (student choice)

Dramaturgical Practice

Credits

Lecturers

15 EC

Megan Hoetger (Coordinator), Steef Kersbergen

Residential Period

01, 02, 04, 05

Description

Dramaturgical Practices is a year-long module that introduces students to dramaturgy as a critical technology of organisation situated at the intersection of art, communication, and management. Rather than asking what an artwork means, the module focuses on how it makes meaning, shifting the emphasis to the structural processes and the vital relationship between form and content. Students engage in studio-based workshops to experiment with various dramaturgical operations, including framing, world-building, participation, duration, and the gaze, while learning to "think like a dramaturg" from both inside and outside their own practice. Through methods such as reverse engineering—deconstructing and reconstructing seminal artworks—students refine their ability to compose meaningful acts of communication. The module ultimately culminates in the collaborative realisation of performance programmes, where students curate and present their research findings by meticulously applying the dramaturgical operations most pertinent to their artistic intentions.

Advanced Performance Studies

Credits

Lecturers

5 EC

Megan Hoetger (Coordinator), Dr. Anja Foerschner

Residential Period

07

Description

Politics of Resisting Infrastructures serves as the culminating installment of the three-part "Political Contours of Performing" theory series, challenging students to transition from investigating representation and circulation to grappling with active resistance and intervention. This final module explores the tensions between radical artistic claims and institutional frames, specifically focusing on subverting infrastructures of power such as education and memory through concepts like fugitivity, critical fabulation, and unlearning. By bridging theoretical engagement with practical experiments in performative writing and diffractive methodologies, students learn to use their own writing practice as a strategic tool to counter disciplinary conventions and standard knowledge production. The module ultimately guides students to articulate a language unique to their practice, resulting in a diffractive glossary entry that maps their individual contribution to the field and sets the stage for future performance research.

Dissertation by Practice (Theatre Practices)

Credits

Lecturers

30 EC

Astarti Arthanasiadou (Coordinator)

Residential Period

08, 09, 10

Description

This module sees students engage in self-initiated processes towards the design, development, and delivery a theatre practices research, culminating in the production towards their Exposition of Artistic Research (EAR) and the written dissemination of their research as thesis. Lecturers:Astarti Athanasiadou, Dr Anja Foerschner, external mentor (student choice)

Choreography: Embodied and Expanded

Credits

Lecturers

10 EC

Mariella Greil (Coordinator), Lucie Strecker, Charlotta Ruth

Residential Period

07

Description

Choreography: Embodied and Expanded probes an expanded notion of choreography, viewing it as a collaborative, ecosomatic, and (post)human practice that moves beyond traditional disciplinary bounds. The module challenges students to stretch the "choreographic" toward concepts like Chôrography and Choreo-graphic Figures, fostering a space to synthesise knowledge through somatic explorations and critical reflection. Students engage in a collective glossary project and a "lottery" of contemporary practices to map their own research urgencies and identify gaps in their dance-historical knowledge. By investigating multispecies worlds and microperformativity, the module guides researchers to develop a distinct personal vocabulary that resonates with today’s globalised and increasingly complex world.

Please note that HOME reserves the right to make changes to the structure, content, dates, and teaching faculty of its programmes. The information provided here is indicative and subject to updates to ensure the programmes remain responsive and relevant.

Faculty & Mentors

FACULTY & MENTORS

Interim Head of Programme

Dr Malou Willemars

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Programme Coordinator

Karina van Lenthe​

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Learners' Coordinator

Steef Kersbergen

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Production Manager

Irina Baldini​

Lecturers

Andreas Pagnes

Dr Anja Foerschner

Astarti Athanasiadou

Dr Claudia Brazzale

Despina Sevasti

Irina Baldini

Lucie Strecker

Dr Mariella Greil

Maria Pisiou

Megan Hoetger

Verena Stenke​​

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Guest Lecturers 

Charlotta Ruth

Maria Mavridou

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Mentors *

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Agat Sharma (NL)

Alana Jelinek (AU/UK)

Amalia Balaska (GR)

Anthony Adams (US)

Alessandra Saviotti (IT)
Andrea Bozic (NL/HR)
Andrea Pagnes (IT)

Andreas Constantinou (DK)
Ant Hampton (UK)
Arianne Portegies (NL)

Ariane Trümper (NL/DE)

Asu Aksu (NL/TR)
Bakani Pick-Up (UK)
Benjamin Verdonck (BE)
Billy Mullaney (US/NL)
Bojana Cvejic (RS/BE)
Bruno Listopad (PT/NL)

Casey Jenkins (US)
Carin Rustema (NL)

Christopher Matthew Hutchins(UK)
Clara Amaral (PT/NL)

Dan Zoroaster Svarc 
Danae Theodoridou (GR)
Danielle Wagenaar (NL)
David Weber-Krebs (BE)

daz disley (UK)
Deniz Buga (NL)

Despina Sevasti (GR)
Dominique Gilliot (FR)
Dood Paard (NL)

Douglas Quin (US/FR)

Duncan Chapman (UK)

Egle Budvytyte/ Peleda (LT)

Ehsan Fardjadniya (NL)

Emma Cocker (UK)

Emilie Gallier (FR/UK)

Elena Cologni (IT)
Erik Hagoort (NL)

Eva Karzcag (NL)

Evanthia Giannakopoulou (GR)

Eve Hopkins (NL)

Fenia Kotsopoulou (UK)

Fransien van der Putt (NL)

Gaby Allard (NL)

Georgios Tsagdis (GR/UK)

Giulia Casalini (UK)

Goran Ferčec (HR)

Halory Goerger (FR)

Hannah Ma (DE)

Henry Alles (NL)

Ivana Müller (FR)

Jacoba Bruneel (UK)

Janez Jansa (SI)

Jeanine Durning (US)

Jessica Renfro (DE)
Joachim Robbrecht (NL)
João da Silva (BR)
João Fiadeiro (PT)

Jonathan Burrows (UK)

Joseph Morgan Schofield (UK)

Judith Wambacq (BE)

Julia Dudzinska (PL)

Julyen Hamilton (UK/GR)

Juriaan Gregor (NL)

Kat Valastur (GR/BE)

Katie Duck (NL)

Katrina Brown (UK)

Kayla Dougan-Bowtell (UK)

Konstantina Georgelou (GR/NL)

Lara Staal (NL)

Liesbeth Groot-Nibbelink (NL)

Linda Rogers (UK)

Lotte van den Berg (NL)

Louise Coles

Lucy Suggate (UK)

Luiza Cascon (PT)
Marc Boumeester (NL)

Marijn Lems (NL)

Maria Magdalena Kozłowska (NL/PL)

Maria Mavridou (NL)

Marianna Andrigo (IT)

Marilyn Arsem (US)

Mårten Spangberg (SE)

Matteo Fargeon (UK)

Matthias Quabbe (DE)

Meg Stuart (US/BE)

 

Michael Laub (BE)

Michael Zandl (AT)

Miguelángel Clerc Parada (BE)

Myriam Van Imschoot (BE)

Nadja Mattioli (DK)

Nienke Terpsma (NL)

Nishant Shah (NL)

Nitsan Margaliot  (DE/IL)

Nuria Guiu (SP)

Orion Maxted (NL)

Panagiotis Panagiotakopoulos (NL)
Paula Walta (NL)

Pedro Manuel (NL/PR)

Philippine Hoegen (BE)

Pilvi Porkola (FI)
Pieterjan Seynave (BE)

Rafael Pagatini (BR)
Rainer Hoffman (DE)

Rebecca Lee (US)
Romy Rüegger (CH)

Rosalind Goldberg (NO/SE)

Rosana Cade (UK)
Rudi Laermans (BE)
Sarah van Lamsweerde (NL)

selina bonelli (UK/IT)

Sîpan Sezgin Tekin (NL)

Stella Dimitrakopoulou (GR)

Shannon Cooney (DE)

Sol Rezza (AR)

Susanne Weins (DE) 

Suzan Tunca (NL/DE)

Tara Fatehi Irani (UK)

Tim Etchells (GB)

Vanessa Macaulay (GB)

Zhana Ivanova (BG/NL)

Zoya Sardashti (US)

 

 

 

 

Dr. Pavlos Kountouriotis
Founding Head of Programme (2016–2025)

Pavlos led the foundation of the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES into a globally respected MA programme rooted in intellectual rigour, care, and innovation. His vision around The Body in Performance continues to shape our pedagogies and values. While he no longer holds an operational role, his legacy is foundational to the identity of the programme.

 

 

* All those on this list have contributed to HOME's programme in recent years. This list is probably not exhaustive. The people on this list are not all currently associated with HOME.

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